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A review by goatsrsexy
Paradise Logic by Sophie Kemp
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I can imagine this is a book people will love or hate. For me, it felt like it was written for someone with a brain just like mine.
I requested an arc of this book from Simon & Schuster Canada because the cover looked completely absurd. I'm the type of person who will always like a book with an absurd cover. It's really important to judge a book by its cover in this case because, tbh if you hate this cover you'll probably also hate the book.
The premise of this book- Reality Kahn is 23 and she's very strange. We're not 100% sure why she's so strange, although theories are alluded to. Anyways, Reality decides she needs a boyfriend. More importantly, she decides that she needs to be a girlfriend. Becoming the perfect girlfriend becomes Reality's mission, her quest. Shes very naive and very desperate to please and we see her go on a very strange journey to become her idea of the perfect girlfriend. Reading this book definitely gives you a sense of detachment from reality, especially as you get closer to the end.
Paradise Logic is completely absurd, surreal, hilarious, and also pretty dark. It definitely made me think a lot about my younger self, and even my current self. It's certainly a book that will stay with me. I read it in one sitting and had a great time doing so. The book had a very interesting way of mixing light silly fun with and underlying darkness and sadness. I really did see a lot of myself in Reality and I really hope she has a happy life.
I'm really looking forward to seeing what Sophie Kemp does next! Thank you to Simon & Schuster for the advanced copy of this book!
I requested an arc of this book from Simon & Schuster Canada because the cover looked completely absurd. I'm the type of person who will always like a book with an absurd cover. It's really important to judge a book by its cover in this case because, tbh if you hate this cover you'll probably also hate the book.
The premise of this book- Reality Kahn is 23 and she's very strange. We're not 100% sure why she's so strange, although theories are alluded to. Anyways, Reality decides she needs a boyfriend. More importantly, she decides that she needs to be a girlfriend. Becoming the perfect girlfriend becomes Reality's mission, her quest. Shes very naive and very desperate to please and we see her go on a very strange journey to become her idea of the perfect girlfriend. Reading this book definitely gives you a sense of detachment from reality, especially as you get closer to the end.
Paradise Logic is completely absurd, surreal, hilarious, and also pretty dark. It definitely made me think a lot about my younger self, and even my current self. It's certainly a book that will stay with me. I read it in one sitting and had a great time doing so. The book had a very interesting way of mixing light silly fun with and underlying darkness and sadness. I really did see a lot of myself in Reality and I really hope she has a happy life.
I'm really looking forward to seeing what Sophie Kemp does next! Thank you to Simon & Schuster for the advanced copy of this book!